Image courtesy of the Barack Obama Presidential Library, President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama gather with President Sebastián Piñera of Chile, wife Cecilia Morel, and their family for a photograph during a dinner at La Moneda Palace in Santiago, Chile, March 21, 2011. (P032111PS-1325)
Visit to Chile 2011
Event TypeHead of State Visit
March 21, 2011 - March 22, 2011
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama traveled to Santiago, Chile on March 21, 2011. President Obama met with President Sebastián Piñera of Chile at La Moneda Palace. The goal of the visit was to strengthen US-Chile trade relations. President Obama later spoke at the Centro Cultural Palacio de La Moneda, where he praised Chile’s transition to democracy.
Related Links
Photos from the 2011 visit to Chile were posted to the archived Obama White House Flickr account: "March 2011"
A video of President Obama discussing the relationship between the United States and Latin America during his 2011 visit to Chile was posted on the Obama White House YouTube account: "President Obama on the United States and Latin America"
A video of President Obama and President Pinera of Chile answering questions from the media was posted on the Obama White House YouTube account: "President Obama, President Pinera Meet in Santiago"